United Kingdom Grieg, Glazunov, Ireland, Dvorak, Carwithen Holst: Jess Gillam (saxophone), Anthony Hewitt (piano), Worthing Symphony Orchestra, John Gibbons (conductor), Assembly Hall, Worthing, 12.10.2014 (RB)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Disappointing Start to Nielsen Symphonic Cycle
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Nielsen: Augustin Hadelich (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 11.10.2014 (GD)
Time Stands Still in Philharmonia’s Evocation of Past Wars
United Kingdom Britten, Elgar, Vaughan Williams: Alisa Weilerstein (cello), Philharmonia Orchestra, Nicholas Collon (conductor), Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, 11.10.2014
Llyr Williams Set Beethoven Cycle in Motion with Astonishing Musicianship
United Kingdom Beethoven: Llyr Williams (piano), Cardiff, RWCMD, 9.10.2014 (LJ).
A Captivating Evening of Intimate Music-making, Courtesy of Bampton Classical Opera
United Kingdom Mozart, Haydn, Mahler, Traditional, Rossini: Anna Starushkevych (mezzo-soprano), Nicholas Merryweather (baritone), Charlotte Forrest (piano), Bampton Classical Opera, 22 Mansfield Street, London, 8.10.2014 (CS)
Scottish Orchestra Creates Authentic Bruckner Sound
United Kingdom Mozart, Elgar, Bruckner: Aleksei Kiseliov (cello), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 10.10.14 (SRT)
Exciting Shostakovich Performance from Mullova and Elder
United Kingdom Shostakovich, Ravel: Viktoria Mullova (violin), Hallé, Hallé Choir/Sir Mark Elder, (conductor) Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, Thursday 9.10.2014 (MC)
The Joyful Energy and Affecting Lyricism of Mendelssohn’s and Enescu’s Youthful Octets
United Kingdom Mendelssohn, Enescu: Anthony Marwood (violin), Isabelle van Keulen (violin) Lawrence Power (viola), Richard Lester (cello), The Heath String Quartet [Oliver Heath & Cerys Jones (violins), Gary Pomeroy (viola), Christopher Murray (cello)], Wigmore Hall, London, 7.10.2014 (CS)